Brooder



Aug. 7, 1928.

M. RESEK BROODER -2 SheetsSheet Filed May 2l. 1924 Patented Aug. 7, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARC RESEK, OF EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO PERFECTION STOVE COM- PANY, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, `A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

BROODER.

Application lel May 21, 1924. Serial No. 714,761.

This invention relates to improvements in broeders ot the .so-called ccolony type.

Broeders ot the type referred to comprise a comparatively shallow hood that is sup ported hy legs a suitable distance ahove the iloor and centrally beneath which is situated a heater.

The objects ot the invention are to provide a broeder et the type atoresaid that is highly ellicient in the matter ot conservation and distrilnition ot heat; and, conversely, is econoinical in the mat-ter ot tuel consumption; that is Well ventilated and therefore tree vlroin obnoxious and injurious temes or gases; that is simple ot construction and comparatively cheap ot' production; and, especially in the larger sizes, is oit a knocku down or sectional construction so as to tacilitate packing, shipment and storage, and which, as alinocledown apparatus, is especially convenient of assembly and disassembly. j

rlhesc and additional. objects which will hereinafter appear and which relate more to structural details are attained in the elnbodin'lent ot the invention illustrati-xd in the accoinjninying drawings. A

lin the drawings, Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevation ot a broeder constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig lis afdetail of one oit the hood sections 5 Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the edge portions ot adjoining hood sections, showing the manner ot attznrhing the sect-ions together at the periphery oit the hood and ot securing the leg to the sections; Fig. 4 is a sectional detail on the line 1l-ll oit Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 shows 'Fragments ot the parts comprising a section ot the hood, in perspective and in separated condition.

,llhe hood, designated generally `by the numeral l, is preferably inade up ot a plurality ot' identical sections (three sections being employed in the present design) and each section comprises an inner plate L t5 have ing side tla-nges 4G over which the relatively shallow side `langes 4:7 ot the outer plate 48 are engaged. Tongues 49 which extend troni 'the upper edges ot the flanges 4G are arranged to he extended through slots 50 (Fig. 5) in the outer plate 48 and turned over thereheyond to bind the inner and Outer plates together, the plates being properly spaced apart by the side flanges et@ `otthe inner plate. Between the inner and outer plates 1s a partition plate 5l which has side fianges 52 that hear upon the inner plate 45 immediately inside its flanges 4G. and tongues 53 extend troni the 'flange 52 through slots 54- in the inner plate and they are turned over therebeyond so as to hold the partition 5l in place. As will appear troni Fig. l, the partition 5l stops short ot the outer edges of the plates At5 and 4:8, but at its inner end is extended to the apex ot the cone which it and the corresponding partitions ot the other sections form when the hood is assembled. It may be explained at the same time that the inner edges oi the plates (15 and 48 are curved and, with the inner edges ot the corresponding plates ot the other sections, surround central openings that are designated 55 and 5G in Fig. l.

The outer edges of the inner and outer plates 45 and 48 are conne-cted together and properly spaced apart by an arcuate peripheral Wall 57 that is seanied or othernise secured to the edges of said plates. The sections ot the hood are properly aligned and secured together at their outer edges through doWels 58 (see Figs. 2 and 3) which extend from the correspoinlingr outerI corners ot the various sections and intereng'age with the adjacent corners ot the adjoining scctions. Each dowel has one ot its ends fastened to the inner side ot the peripheral Wall 57 of the section whereby it is carried, as by means ot rivets G0, and passes through an opening in the flange `4.6.01 the adjoining section so as to lie along the inner `side ot the peripheral Wall 57' otvsaid adjoining section. AA leg 62, having a. cross `member 63 at its upper end, is secured to the outer side ot the joint between adjacent hood sections by screws G4. Which pass 'lreely through holes in the cross piece G3 and in the Walls 57 and are threaded into tapped holes in the doivel 58. By this means the `legs are secured to the hood, and the outer ends of the hood seetions are fastened together.

W'hen the knock-down hood is assembled the corresponding plates ot the various sections constitute cone-like shells.

Applied to the iniderside ot the central portion of the conical shell comprised of the plates 45 is an inverted conical defiector (l5 which has a downwardly diverging periph eral ilange (iti that bears against the inner edge portions of the plates 45. Similarly applied to the outer conical shell comprised of the plates 48 is a cap 67 `Which has a cylindrical part 68 and an edge {iange 69 thatbears uponthe adjacent edge-portions serted between the cap and the partition plates 51 andv between-saidy partition plates and the detleetor '65 so asto positively maintainA the parts in properly spaced relation. The deector 65 is provided with a series n of holes72, andv the cap 67 with holes 73.

Ajflue V74C maybe placed over the cap 67 and positioned by the cylindrical'portion 68 thereof. j f

An oil burner 75 vis supported centrally beneath thefhoodl and is provided with a drum 76. The burner is communicatively connectedto a fuel supply pipe 77 by means of an elbowjfitting 78 which is secured to the ypipe by a clamp79, the burner being fastened4 to the pipe at a point diametrically opposite the elbow itting by a clip 80, all of whichv is in accordance with common'pr'actic'e. At its end adjacent the burner, the pipe is supported froml the `floor by 'a stand'81, Vand at its opposite'end is inclined upwardly and lsecured to a distributing receptacle 8,2 that is supported bylegs S3 a proper distancejabove the floor. An oil reservoir Sltis inverted over `the distributingr receptacle'SQ .andsupplies fluidvto the burner. y The burner incorporates lthe usual wick adjusting ime'ansf, said means being in the natureof a hand wheel. on thev outer end of the wickraising spindle, the 'hand wheel having operative connection, `through a yoke 86,"with a shaft S7- that i5 'rotatably suported within a tube SSthat is carried by rackets 89 from the supplyv pipe 77. The outer end of the shaft'87extends beyond the edge ot the hood and'has Vit'astene'd to it a hand Wheel 90 by 'means of which the wick of the oilburner'may be raised and lowered through the intervention ot` the means just described. Tick stop vmechanism designated generallyby the reiieren'ce'mimeral 91 i is preferably employed foi-'preventing the wick of the, burner from being turned too high. The form'o-f wick stop employed is the same' 'as that described and claimed in the p'atentto Lee S. Chadwick, Serial No. 1,306,101, dated June 10, 1919. Briefly, the Wick stop mechanism comprises a stop plate 92 that is rigidlyisecured to the outer end of the tube 88 and Wherewith is adapted to cooperatea finger 93that is urged by a spring 94 in a direction to engage a part 95 carried by the linger, With serrations 96 in the hand wheel 90. i n

VTo enable the operator` to "observe the height of the flame as he adjusts the wick by means of the hand wheel 90, I provide a peek hole in the hood by forming registering openings 9S in the inner and outer plates 41-5 and ligand in the partition plate :il ot one of the hood sections and said openings are covered by sheets ol mica or the like 99 that. are held in place by trames 100.

A cylindrical screen 101 may he disposed about the burner to protect. the chicks from contact therewith.

rlhe operation of the apparatus will be. readily understood. The products ot combustion, rising from the burner, escape from beneath the hood through the openings 72 in the deector G5 to the space between the inner plates Lat'and the partition plates` 51, the products descending through said space and passing about the edges of said plates 51 to the space above said plates from which they escape through the holes 73 in the cap 67.

A flue, such as 71, may be engaged over the cylindrical part (SS of the cap (i7 for carrying oil? the products of combustion.

lVith broeders ot the type described, the hood is sometimes suspended by a. suitable chain or cable and may be co1u1ter-balamed if desired, so that the hood may easily raised and lowered, it proving convenient to, raise the hood i'or the purposes otl cleaning the floor beneath the hood or for cleaning and inspecting the burner. Vhen a tlue is employed under such conditions it may be comprised of telescopic sections which enables the tiue to be lengthened or shortened as the hood is lowered and raised. There facilities are common in the art and are deemed unnecessary of illustration.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a brooder, the combination ot a combustion device, and a hood disposed over said device and comprising inner and outer walls that are spaced apart, said inner and outer walls having, respectively, inlet and outlei openings, a partition intermedizue said walls and separating the respective openings thereof', a dellector applied to the inner wall and extending across its opening. the dcllector having a series ot holes, and a cap sui mounting the outer wall over its opening, said cap also having a series ot holes.

v 2. In a broeder, the combination oi a com bustion device, and a. hood disposed over said device and comprising inner and outer walls that are spaced apart, said .inner and outer Walls having, respectively, inlet and outlet openings, a. partition intermediate said walls and separating the respective openings thereof, a deflector applied to the inner wall and extending over its opening, the dellector having a series of holes, and a cap surmounting the outer Wall over its opening, said capl also having a series of holes, and

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means ext-ending through aligning apertures in the cap, the partition and deflector for binding the parts together.

In a broeder, the combination of a hood made up of separable sections, legs for sup porting the hood a suitable distance above a floor, the legs overlapping the adjoining sections, means for securing the legs to the sections and serving with the legs to fasten the lll till

sectionsvtogether, and a heater disposed beneath said hood. i

L In a brooder, the combination of a hood comprised of separable sections, dOWels extending :from the respective sections and engaged within openings of adjoining sections thereby to properly position the secn tions with respect each to the others, means cooperating with said dowels for securing the sections together and involving parts for supporting the hood a suitable distance above a floor, and a. heater under the hood.

5. In a broeder, the combination ott a` hood comprised of inner and outer walls that are spaced apart and a partition plate intermediate said inner and outer Walls, the inner and outer walls having openings adjacent their central portions and having their outer edge portions connected together, the partition having a part which separates the openings of the inner and outer walls and having its outer edge spaced inwardly from the corresponding edges of said walls, said hood being divided on substantially radial lines into sections, means detachably securing the sections together, means supporting the hood a suitable distance above a licor, and a combustion device disposed beneath the hood.

6. In a broeder, the combination of a conical hood comprised of sections which meet on substantially radial lines, cach section comprising inner and outer walls that are spaced apart and a partition intermedi ate said walls, the plates of the inner and outer walls stopping short of' the apex of the cone thereby to provide openings and having their outer edges connected together, the partition extendingrto substantially the apen ot the cone thereby to separate the openings of the inner and outer walls while the outer edge of the partition is spaced in` wardly from the corresponding edges of the inner and outer walls, means for properly positioning and securing together the outer edges of the sections, a baille applied to the inner side of the hood and extending about an opening defined by the upper edges of the inner walls of the sections, a cap surmounting the hood in opposed relation to the baille, and means connecting the central portions of the cap and bathe whereby the cap and baiiie clamp the inner edges of the sections together.

7 In a broeder, the combination of a conical hood that is made up of sections that meet on substantially radial lines, each section comprising an inner and an outer wall and a partition intermediate said walls, the inner and outer walls of the sections stopping short of the apex of the cone and the partitions o'l the sections stopping short of the base of' the cone, the lateral edges of the inner wall of each section being flanged upwardly to meet the corresponding edge portions of the outer wall, said edge portions of the outer walls being flanged downwardly over the flanges of the inner wall, tongues projecting from the flanges of the inner wall through slots in the outer wall beyond which they are turned over to secure the walls together, the partition having side flanges resting upon the inner wall and. having tongues projecting through slots in the inner wall and beyond which said tongues are turned over to secure the partition to the inner wall, and means for securing the sections together in proper relation each to the others.

8. In a broeder, the combination of a conical hood that is comprised of sections that meet on substantially radial lines, each section being formed of an inner and an outer wall and a partition intermediate said Walls, the inner and outer walls terminating short of the apex oit the cone to provide openings at the central portion of the hood while the partitions stop short of the base of the conc, the inner and outer walls of each section being properly spaced apart and connected together through the flanged lateral edges oi one of said walls, the partition having flanges along its lateral edges through which it is spaced from and connected to one of the walls, and means supporting the hood a suitable distance from a fioor.

9. In a broeder, the combination of a combustion device, a hood disposed over said device and comprising a plurality of' sec tions, each section consisting of spaced-apart inner and outer walls having, respectively, inlet and outlet openings, relatively narrow side walls connecting the lateral edges of the 'former walls, a partition intermediate the inner and outer walls and separating the respective openings thereof and extending 'from one side wall to the other, and means for connecting the sections oit' the hood together and for properly positioning them with respect to one another.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

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